Do you like to eat fish? Fish is the primary source of animal protein for over 1 billion people. Check out the story below about USAID and the University of Arizona’s partnership with local universities and the Myanmar Fisheries Association to boost fish production in Myanmar!  The first batch of fingerling sea bass, a high market value fish usually raised only on the coast, is released into a pond on a fish farm in Okhan Township, Yangon. This demonstration harvest is part of USAID’s new partnership with the University of Arizona, Yangon and Pathein Universities, and the Myanmar Fisheries Association to support the modernization of this country’s aquaculture and seafood sector. Read More

By U.S. Mission Burma | 10 January, 2015 | Topics: News